Happy Persian New Year!

by Victoria Revay | March 20, 2007 at 02:05 pm

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Wikipedia describes Norouz as a traditional Iranian new year holiday that is observed in Iran and other countries like Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. In Iran, it's also referred to as an Eid festival, although it is not an Islamic feast. Norouz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the Baha'i year. I know Toronto and Vancouver both hold large celebrations. West Vancouver's beaches and North Vancouver's streets are usually packed at night, with people celebrating and being happy! Happy New Year!

Today is Persian New Year let us not forget the many years of friendship between US and Iran because of a highly anti-Persian regime.

Many of the traditions associated with Nowrouz reflect its ancient origins in the Zoroastrian faith as far back as 5,000 years. But, as with other cultural traditions in the United States, Nowrouz has evolved to attract new generations to the rich heritage it represents.

Tonight at 8:07 PM Toronto time, the year 1386 of the Persian calendar begins. Hope it will be a great year for all of us.

The Iranian Christian Church, under the auspices of International Antioch Ministries (IAM), will host a traditional Persian New Year (“No Ruz”) celebration on Sunday, March 25th, at The Iranian Christian Church in Sunnyvale, Calif. Open to the community, media are cordially invited to attend this traditional celebration with authentic dancing, music, cultural displays and delicious Persian food.

Anyone been to one of these festivals (often held on the beach where people jump over fire to burn away the bad things that happened in the last year). What type of food is served? Any specific Persian food?